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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: jaykay on July 07, 2013, 09:35:40 am

Title: Re-homed pygmy boys out in the sun
Post by: jaykay on July 07, 2013, 09:35:40 am

Their first time out in the paddock - I can't see me catching them any time soon, so they could be living out there for a while - ok while the weather is fine.

They come to me, as you can see from the photos - but run away as soon as I try to put their leads on.

(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k70/jaykayg/8bc40e49125f0971e5ac5bb412b06d2f_zpsdd24d6a7.jpg)

Title: Re: Re-homed pygmy boys out in the sun
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 07, 2013, 09:40:40 am

Aw they look so happy and settled!  :)

Title: Re: Re-homed pygmy boys out in the sun
Post by: sabrina on July 07, 2013, 09:51:49 am

They look a delight to have around.  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Re-homed pygmy boys out in the sun
Post by: jaykay on July 07, 2013, 07:43:56 pm

They've been very interested in the geese and the sheep. The chickens and dogs they already knew, from being in the yard.

Eric hasn't so far  :fc: stuck his head through the fence and got stuck, which is what he was famous for at his last home. Perhaps he heard I would tape dowels to his horns if he did, and he was worried the sheep would laugh at him  ;)

I'll go out later and see if they want to come in - they have to go on their leads to come into the byre though, as there's the ghyll to walk through and the garden - plenty of escaping places! If not, I've made them a nice deep straw bed in the shelter, so they should be fine, it's going to be a warm week  :sunshine:

Title: Re: Re-homed pygmy boys out in the sun
Post by: goosepimple on July 07, 2013, 08:38:38 pm

 ;D  great pics, especially bottom right, like that.  Looks all fun and Heidi to me, enjoy your wee pests pets Jaykay  ;D

Title: Re: Re-homed pygmy boys out in the sun
Post by: jaykay on July 07, 2013, 10:09:38 pm

I'm enjoying them lots  ;D But you have it right GP, that photo the result of Eric having to see exactly what was going on  :D

I managed to get them in by cornering them in the sheep race to put on their leads.

Title: Re: Re-homed pygmy boys out in the sun
Post by: ArcticFox on August 29, 2013, 08:39:48 am

I'm so pleased they are having a blast.  you have a fabulous set up for them.  I wish I'd known about the dowel on the horns trick as I would have tried it. Although I wouldn't have been able to offer them the goat paradise they have now.

I do miss them though, they are such characters and have permanent smiles.

x

Title: Re: Re-homed pygmy boys out in the sun
Post by: jaykay on August 29, 2013, 10:34:00 am

They are little sweethearts. Even Eric does 'freeform' stroking now, ie not when cornered or on his lead  ;D

The two kids this year have made firm friends with them and wriggle their way under the paddock gate to play  :) Tanne (naughtiest kid) had to wear a dowel last week - I could see that Eric and Frank were commiserating with her.